Three IMP tips for reading current affairs

- Study-Hiren Dave

There are many confusing options when it comes to reading a current affair! Every day from Delhi to Ahmedabad Gandhinagar institutes willows, telegram channels, Facebook current affairs, YouTube videos, WhatsApp group, MCQ on many apps. To solve questions. How to prepare amidst the bombardment of facts in each?

1) How much time to read? : Incidents should be studied for 6 months for GPSC and at least 1 year for UPSC. Weightage in examination is not more than 15% or maximum 5%. No more than 1 hour per day can be given for this subject. Balance preparation is required to win the race of competitive exams. Here, Jack of All is selected sooner than Master of One. Balance preparation of all subjects leads to success. Hence a balance of time between static subjects and dynamic (daily new) current affairs is required. Those who have just entered the field of competitive examinations have to study cultural heritage, state system, economy, science and technology etc. They should pay more attention to it. This is because the preparation of these static subjects has to be done once and will work in all the upcoming exams while the current affairs points are new for each exam. So you have to prepare fresh for every exam! Candidates who have given more than one attempt and have a good grip on the traditional subject can invest more time in the current!

) What to read : Relate current development for UPSC / GPSC with your syllabus. Current Politics, (such as new laws enacted by Parliament and the Legislature, constitutional amendments, Supreme Court or High Court judgments - the current Gujarat High Court judgment against the 7th Constitutional Amendment, stay granted by the High Court on certain sections of the Love Jihad Act) Current Economy, International Afghanistan problem) etc. The current perspective of history is not usually present but as the government renovates Jaliyawalabagh and opens the memorial, questions on such topics are more likely to arise. Make everyday reading more analytical than factual. For example, the government will raise Rs 2 lakh crore from the market through the National Monetization Pipeline. Only those who read from the fact-based approach will try to memorize how many targets there are in the field of road, railway, power etc. But analytical preparation will go deeper. What is the difference between privatization, disinvestment and NMP? Will also try to study such issues.

) What to read from? : Newspaper reading is the best. Put more emphasis on the editorial in which an expert explains it along with research on the subject. The approach of the government is such that whoever is a government official has a good understanding of the attitude of the government and the questions of the government. Of course the incoming officer is expected to have a positive attitude. Private media is more critical to government. This may lead to a one-sided view. Take a look at government information to know and understand the other side of the coin. 'Yojana' and 'Kurukshetra' are the best for this. Also follow Rajya Sabha TV and DDNews. Take a quick look at the latest information of various schemes on the government website / Vikaspedia. Also check out some think tank reports. The Vivekananda Foundation, ORF is the country's think tank for studying topics such as PRS Legislative Research's report on the country's parliament, the Association for Democratic Reforms' report on the country's elections, Indian defense, India and China. This is how the editorial of 'The Hindu' newspaper contains articles of many top bureaucrats. The online 'Gujarat' magazine is published by the Government of Gujarat. Knowledgebase will be stronger if you use such authentic sources! And in addition to prelims, you will also be able to score well in Mains or Interview!